1986 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)

1986 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)

Tournament details
Teams	27 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Top scorer(s)	Lau Wing Yip (7 goals)
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Listed below are the dates and results for the 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for the Asian zone (AFC). For an overview of the qualification rounds, see the article 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification.

A total of 28 AFC teams entered the competition. However, Chinese Taipei were assigned to the Oceanian zone instead. The Asian zone was allocated 2 places (out of 24) in the final tournament. Asia's automatic qualifying berths were taken by Iraq and Korea Republic.

The 27 teams were divided into 2 zones, based on geographical considerations. Zone A had 13 teams (teams from West Asia) and Zone B had 14 teams (teams from East Asia). There would be three rounds of play in each zone:

• First Round: The teams were divided into 4 groups of 3 or 4 teams each. The teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winners would advance to the Second Round.
• Second Round: The 4 teams in each zone were paired up to play knockout matches on a home-and-away basis. The winners would advance to the Final Round.
• Final Round: The 2 teams in each zone played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The winners would qualify for the 1986 FIFA World Cup.

Due to wars their countries were involved in, Iran, Iraq and Lebanon had to play all their home matches on neutral ground or away.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts  United Arab Emirates 2 1 1 0 1 0 +1 3  Saudi Arabia 2 0 1 1 0 1 −1 1  Oman Withdrew

Oman  — — — Saudi Arabia  — — 0–0 United Arab Emirates  — 1–0 —

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts  Iraq 4 3 0 1 7 6 +1 6  Qatar 4 2 0 2 6 3 +3 4  Jordan 4 1 0 3 3 7 −4 2  Lebanon Withdrew

Iraq  — 2–0 — 2–1 Jordan  2–3 — — 1–0 Lebanon  — — — — Qatar  3–0 2–0 — —

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts  Syria 4 3 1 0 5 0 +5 7  Kuwait 4 2 1 1 8 2 +6 5  North Yemen 4 0 0 4 1 12 −11 0

Kuwait  — 5–0 0–0 North Yemen  1–3 — 0–1 Syria  1–0 3–0 —

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts  Bahrain 2 1 1 0 7 4 +3 3  South Yemen 2 0 1 1 4 7 −3 1  Iran Disqualified[1]

Bahrain  — — 3–3 Iran  — — — South Yemen  1–4 — —

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
United Arab Emirates	4–4 (a)	Iraq	2–3	2–1
Bahrain	1–2	Syria	1–1	0–1

20 September 1985

United Arab Emirates	2–3	Iraq
Al-Talyani 15' F. Khamees 60'	Report	Saeed 42', 79' Hashim 81'

Al-Rashid Stadium, Dubai

Referee: Abdul-Aziz Saleh Al-Salmi (Kuwait)

6 September 1985

Bahrain	1–1	Syria
Issa 42'	Report	Mahrous 61'

Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa

Attendance: 8,224

Referee: Ahmad Bash (Jordan)

27 September 1985

Iraq	1–2	United Arab Emirates
Saddam 88'	Report	F. Khamees 2' Al-Talyani 60'

King Fahd Stadium, Ta'if

Attendance: 4,175

Referee: Daina (Switzerland)

4–4 on aggregate, Iraq advanced to the Zone A Final Round on away goals.

20 September 1985

Syria	1–0	Bahrain
Kardaghli 4'	Report

Abbasiyyin Stadium, Damascus

Attendance: 25,000

Referee: Abuwahid Shambe El-Boloshi (Oman)

Syria advanced to the Zone A Final Round.

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Syria	1–3	Iraq	0–0	1–3

15 November 1985

Syria	0–0	Iraq
	Report

Abbasiyyin Stadium, Damascus

Attendance: 25,000

Referee: Vautrot (France)

29 November 1985

Iraq	3–1	Syria
Saeed 28' Mahmoud 49' Allawi 72'	Report	Al-Sel 54' (pen.)

King Fahd Stadium, Ta'if

Attendance: 4,500

Referee: Erik Fredriksson (Sweden)

Iraq won 3–1 on aggregate and qualified for the 1986 FIFA World Cup.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts  South Korea 4 3 0 1 8 1 +7 6  Malaysia 4 2 1 1 6 2 +4 5    Nepal 4 0 1 3 0 11 −11 1

South Korea  — 2–0 4–0 Malaysia  1–0 — 5–0 Nepal    0–2 0–0 —

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts  Indonesia 6 4 1 1 8 4 +4 9  India 6 2 3 1 7 6 +1 7  Thailand 6 1 2 3 4 4 0 4  Bangladesh 6 2 0 4 5 10 −5 4

Bangladesh  — 1–2 2–1 1–0 India  2–1 — 1–1 1–1 Indonesia  2–0 2–1 — 1–0 Thailand  3–0 0–0 0–1 —

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts  Hong Kong 6 5 1 0 19 2 +17 11  China 6 4 1 1 23 2 +21 9  Macau 6 2 0 4 4 15 −11 4  Brunei 6 0 0 6 2 29 −27 0

Brunei  — 0–4 1–5 1–2 China  8–0 — 1–2 6–0 Hong Kong  8–0 0–0 — 2–0 Macau  2–0 0–4 0–2 —

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts  Japan 4 3 1 0 9 1 +8 7  North Korea 4 1 2 1 3 2 +1 4  Singapore 4 0 1 3 2 11 −9 1

Japan  — 1–0 5–0 North Korea  0–0 — 2–0 Singapore  1–3 1–1 —

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
South Korea	6–1	Indonesia	2–0	4–1
Japan	5–1	Hong Kong	3–0	2–1

21 July 1985

South Korea	2–0	Indonesia
Byun Byung-joo 73' Kim Joo-sung 81'	Report

Olympic Stadium, Seoul

Attendance: 80,000

Referee: Booncherd Pratumthong (Thailand)

11 August 1985

Japan	3–0	Hong Kong
Kimura 9' (pen.) Hara 11' Mizunuma 53'	Report

Universiade Stadium, Kobe

Attendance: 19,000

Referee: Tulu Gurkan (Philippines)

30 July 1985

Indonesia	1–4	South Korea
Sulaiman 87'	Report	Byun Byung-joo 7' Choi Soon-ho 9' Huh Jung-moo 32' Kim Joo-sung 47'

Senayan Stadium, Jakarta

Attendance: 80,000

Referee: Timothy Joseph (Malaysia)

Korea Republic won 6–1 on aggregate and advanced to the Zone B Final Round.

22 September 1985

Hong Kong	1–2	Japan
Wan Chi Keung 79'	Report	Kimura 45' Hara 90'

Government Stadium, Hong Kong

Attendance: 28,000

Referee: Lee Kok Leong (Singapore)

Japan won 5–1 on aggregate and advanced to the Zone B Final Round.

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Japan	1–3	South Korea	1–2	0–1

26 October 1985

Japan	1–2	South Korea
Kimura 43'	Report	Chung Yong-hwan 30' Lee Tae-ho 42'

National Stadium, Tokyo

Attendance: 62,000

Referee: Maidin Bin-Singah (Singapore)

3 November 1985

South Korea	1–0	Japan
Huh Jung-moo 61'	Report

Olympic Stadium, Seoul

Attendance: 70,000

Referee: Othman Bin Omar (Malaysia)

Korea Republic won 3–1 on aggregate and qualified for the 1986 World Cup

The following two teams from AFC qualified for the final tournament.

Team	Qualified as	Qualified on	Previous appearances in FIFA World Cup1
Iraq	Zone A Final Round winners	29 November 1985	0 (debut)
South Korea	Zone B Final Round winners	3 November 1985	1 (1954)

¹ Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

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